# The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 6


Guard-rails, toe-boards, barriers and other similar means of protection shall be so placed as to prevent, so far as is practicable, the fall of any person, or any material or object, from any place of work.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1592/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-health-safety-and-welfare-regulations-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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